Cravat holder



Maya, 195o` 2,506,481

J. C. BAGNALL, JR

CRAVAT HOLDER Filed Nov. 28, 1947 Hamam' mE" :k

v/ /llI//l//i/ /1 INVENTOR.

ATTORNEYS.

Patented May 2, 1950 CRAVAT HOLDER Joseph Carlton Bagnall, Jr., Attleboro, NUI-ass.,

assigner to Swank, Inc., a corporation of Dela.- A.. A.

' Ware Application Nvember 2s, 1947, serial No. 'isis-,40ol l 2 Claims.

This invention relates to a cravat holder which will retain the cravat in position in front of the shirt.

Cravat holders which are provided of this general type are usually of fixed width, but if adjustable are of a relatively complicated construction.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide a cravat holder which may be adjustable so that various widths of cravats may be utilized and which will be of a relatively simple construction.

Another obJ'ect of this invention is to provide a cravat holder which will engage the opposite edges of the cravat and which will so grip the opposite edges that they will be retained rmly in the cravat.

Another object of this invention is to provide two unit parts which may be relatively moved for adjustment to the size of the cravat holder.

With these and other objects in View, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, as will be more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure l is a top plan view of the cravat holder.

Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof illustrating in dotted lines the position of the cravat therein.

Figure 3 is a sectional view thru the center of the cravat holder.

Figure 4. isan exploded perspective view of one of the members.

Figure 5 is a perspective View of the other member of the holder.

In proceeding with this invention, I provide two members which will be so constructed that at one end each will embrace the edges of the cravat, while at their opposite ends the members will overlie one another, with a guide provided on one member to embrace the other member so that the members may relatively slide lengthwise to adjust the position of the embracing ends of the members to accommodate cravats of varying widths.

With reference to the drawings, IB designates generally one member (Fig. 5), and II the other member (Fig. 4) of the cravat holder. Member Il) comprises a piece of sheet stock I2, which is bent upwardly at one end as at I3 and on this upwardly bent end there is an arm I4 which eX- tends generally in spaced relation to the body portion I2, and inclines slightly toward the body at its inner end I5.

At the opposite end of this member there are 2 l .v yokes I I6 and I1 providing a pair ofguides which are in the form of an inverted U shape piece secured to the outer edge of the member as illustrated in Figure 5. At this end of the member there is a cut out portion I8 which leaves a pair oi' legs I9 and 20 for a function which will be presently described.

The other member I I of the cravat holder comprises a body portion 2| which has one end bent as at 22 to which there is attached an arm 23 to extend generally in spaced relation to the body 2|, inclining slightly toward the body at its inner end, for receiving the edge of the cravat therein.

A tongue 24 is formed from the body 2I by slitting the stock thereof along parallel spaced lines and bending the portion between the slits as at 25 from this body portion so as to leave legs 25 and 21.

These legs will pass thru the guides I6 and I1 to be slideably embraced thereby as shown in Figures 1 to 3 and a stop 28 will be secured on the ends of the legsl 26 and 21 so that this stop would engage the guide I1 to limit the outward movement of the members. The tongue 24 will be received in the space I8 between the legs I9 and 20 of member I0 as the members are moved into contracted position so that the tongue will not interfere with this movement of the members.

When in contracted, or partially contracted position, such as shown in Figure 2, the arm I4 will be sufliciently close to stop 28 so as to bind the cravat, as shown at 30, between the arm and the stop 28, while at the other end, the cravat will be bound between the guides I6 and I1 and the arm 23 so as to hold ,the cravat securely in position.

By this arrangement cravats of varying widths may be nicely accommodated by adjusting the holder so as to match the width of the cravat and when the cravat is in position it will be held by being bound as above described. Alternative- 1y, the cravat holder may be placed at an expanded position and moved toward contracted position by pressure upon the ends of the holder until the desired size is acquired.

I claim:

1. A cravat holder comprising a pair of members, each having means at one end to engage the edge of a cravat, one member being provided Lwith guiding means and the other member slideably guided in said ymeans whereby said members may be moved relatively to adjustably spacetheir cravat edge engaging means for acbers, each having means at onesend to engage` the edge of a cravat, one member being provided with guiding means and the other member slidably guided in said means whereby said members may be moved relatively to adjustablgv space their cravat edge engaging meansy for accornmodating different widths of.ra1vat,. oneof -`said members comprising an overhanging arm to vex" tend inwardly from an edge of the cravat and the ends of the other member underlyingsaid overhanging arm and .being turned toward said Varm in close proximity .thereto to bind the cravat between them.

JOSEPH CARLTON "BAGNALL, JR.

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